Lottery - Page 5

January 17, 2023

Lottery is 'predatory’ toward the poor: Expert delivers scathing indictment of game he calls ‘a lie, a con'

Playing the lottery is a popular game of chance, but one expert — Les Bernal of Stop Predatory Gambling — reveals the darker side, including lives ruined by playing the lottery.

January 13, 2023

Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1.35 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing

The Jackpot for Friday nights Mega Millions drawing has reached $1.35 billion. The Mega Millions Jackpot is played in 45 states as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C.

January 12, 2023

Luck-y! Winning state lottery ticket sold in tiny town of Luck, Wisconsin

In a stroke of "luck," the winning ticket for a $15.1 lottery in Wisconsin was sold in the appropriately named town of Luck, which has about 1,100 residents. The prize was claimed on Monday, Jan. 9.

January 12, 2023

Iowa Powerball winner says lottery should be played 'for fun,' not as a way to fix your life

As the Mega Millions jackpot sits at $1.35 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing, a past Iowa Powerball winner and a Vermont psychologist weigh in, saying game should be played for fun only.

January 11, 2023

Huge tax on Mega Millions $1 billion jackpot causes outcry on social media: 'CONGRATS to the IRS'

Some Twitter users calculated what the value of the Mega Millions jackpot would be after taxes — and the results are disappointing for winners, but good news for the IRS.

December 16, 2022

Kentucky woman wins $175,000 lottery jackpot from company's holiday party white elephant gift exchange

Lori Janes won a $175,000 lottery grand prize from a scratch-off she selected during a white elephant gift exchange at a company holiday party in Louisville, Kentucky.

December 5, 2022

North Carolina woman wins lottery and gives birth on same day: 'I'm so thankful'

Brenda Gomez Hernandez, a housekeeper and mother of three, won the $100,000 Powerball on Nov. 9, 2022, the same day she gave birth to her daughter.

November 10, 2022

Lottery accused of 'systemic racism' after massive Powerball payout

A CNN article highlighted researchers who claim that the lottery disproportionately markets and sells tickets in impoverished Black and brown communities.

November 8, 2022

Delaware woman collects $100,000 from winning lottery scratch ticket, then wins more money on same day

The Delaware Lottery has reported that a 70-year-old woman has won big with scratch tickets, winning first $100K and then $300K. She won her second prize the day she collected the first.

November 7, 2022

Powerball winner pitfalls: After you hit the jackpot, 'Don't do this,' says Philadelphia lawyer

The Powerball jackpot is at $1.9 billion — and Philadelphia attorney Andrew Santana, who is with Fox Rothschild LLC, reveals what not to do after winning the lottery.